Paul Abrams weighs in on the Comcast/NBC merger.

Yesterday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer and Erin Burnett made a ridiculous, irresponsible statement. Cramer and Burnett compared the aftermath of Iran’s recent election to what would happen under the Employee Free Choice Act.

This is the height of irresponsible journalism. Jim Cramer and Erin Burnett need to hear from you now about their reckless reporting.

Click here to send an email directly to Cramer and Burnett. They need to get the message that this kind of coverage is unacceptable.

Earlier today on CNBC, host Larry Kudlow introduced a segment on the government’s new Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility by lighting a dollar bill on fire. Kudlow said that the program — which is aimed at energizing “the asset-backed securities market that effectively subsidizes loans to consumers and businesses” — would result in “a lot of people lighting flame to the U.S. dollar which is going down in flames.” “No one is thinking about it, no one is worrying about it, it’s going down in flames,” he said. Watch it:

NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker fired back at comedian Jon Stewart on Wednesday, saying it was “unfair” and “absurd” for the funnyman to criticize CNBC and question its coverage of financial news.

“Everybody wants to find a scapegoat. That’s human nature,” Zucker said during a keynote address at a media industry conference. “But to suggest that the business media or CNBC was responsible for what is going on now is absurd.”

“Just because someone who mocks authority says something doesn’t make it so,” Zucker said, describing the comedian’s comments as “completely out of line.”

Bertha Lewis writes a diary about www.thankyoujonstewart.org where people can thank Jon Stewart for his efforts to hold CNBC, Jim Cramer and Rick Santelli accountable for their roles in allowing Wall Street to get away with murder.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Humiliates CNBC (March 5, 2009)

Letter of complaint e-mailed and logged over the phone to CNBC regarding Rick Santelli’s “Rant of the Year.”

The market is on the precipice, breaking through technical support, ready to crash. Kudlow is preaching the wisdom of owning gold (totally contrary to every fiber of his being). It’s a set-up.

(Proudly cross-posted at C4O Democrats)

Did y’all see this hot mess on CNBC this morning?

OK, so that’s not exactly what happened… But it’s not too far off.

CNBC Task Force Report from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade — reaction to Obama’s Stimulus Bill.